Finding Back My ‘Margaret-Ness’ by Margaret Franklin

The other night my husband and I saw the movie �You, me and DuPree and the more I think about it, the more I find myself relating to the character of DuPree and thinking that he, too, definitely had some �Aspie-ish� traits. Not all Aspies are shy, introverted bookworms. In fact many of us are also quite bouncy, sociable and outgoing, very much like DuPree, who often spoke his mind and got himself into some pretty awkward situations by basically diving head-first into everything. Although he could not get a job and his actions often got him into trouble, DuPree had some very interesting and wonderful gifts and talents. He was a great cook and an eloquent speaker and writer and his talent for motivational speaking and writing brought him great success in the end. I felt inspired by his tremendous �joie-de-vivre� and when I saw him on the podium holding up a copy of his book I thought “That’s going to be me up there one day!” It was around this time of year, two years ago; about two weeks before my 40th birthday when I found out I had Asperger�s Syndrome. A few short days ago, when I was seeing a new psychologist after having had a major meltdown, I didn�t even know what Asperger�s Syndrome was until I received an email from a good friend of mine in the States who said she had it. When I asked her what it was she emailed me a couple links. As I read the list of traits I just KNEW I was reading about myself! A multitude of emotions swept over me,...
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